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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>CEO of Giant Spacekat</li><li>software engineer<sup id="cite_ref-interview_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-interview-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GlobeFeature_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobeFeature-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data">Commentary on issues related to women in gaming</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data org"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Wu_(artist)" title="Frank Wu (artist)">Frank Wu</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Brianna Wu</b> (born July 6, 1977) is an American <a href="/wiki/Video_game_developer" title="Video game developer">video game developer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Programmer" title="Programmer">computer programmer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She co-founded Giant Spacekat, an <a href="/wiki/Independent_video_game_development" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent video game development">independent video game development</a> studio, with Amanda Warner in <a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston, Massachusetts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CNet_30_July_2014_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNet_30_July_2014-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is also a <a href="/wiki/Blogger" class="mw-redirect" title="Blogger">blogger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Podcaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Podcaster">podcaster</a> on matters relating to the <a href="/wiki/Video_game_industry" title="Video game industry">video game industry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ks_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ks-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Wu unsuccessfully <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts,_2018#District_8" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2018">ran for Congress</a> in <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 8th congressional district">Massachusetts's 8th congressional district</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MPR_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPR-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wu began a second campaign for the primary in 2020; in April, she announced her departure from the race, due to the COVID-19 lockdown preventing in-person campaigning.<sup id="cite_ref-WGBH_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WGBH-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fox_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fox-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2></div> <p>Wu was born in <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> and raised in <a href="/wiki/Hattiesburg,_Mississippi" title="Hattiesburg, Mississippi">Hattiesburg, Mississippi</a> by adoptive parents.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-about_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-about-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She grew up in an entrepreneurial environment; her father was a retired US Navy doctor who opened his own clinic, and her mother ran a series of small businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-depth_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-depth-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mag_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mag-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She enrolled at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Mississippi" title="University of Mississippi">University of Mississippi</a>, studying <a href="/wiki/Journalism" title="Journalism">journalism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Political_science" title="Political science">political science</a> and writing for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Mississippian" title="The Daily Mississippian">The Daily Mississippian</a></i>, but left in 2001 without a degree.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div> <p>At the age of 19, Wu formed a small animation studio to create an animated <a href="/wiki/Pilot_episode" class="mw-redirect" title="Pilot episode">pilot episode</a>. The venture was unsuccessful, resulting in her withdrawal from college and a move to <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, to work in political fundraising for several years.<sup id="cite_ref-depth_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-depth-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She later worked as a journalist until she was inspired by the release of the <a href="/wiki/Apple_iPhone" class="mw-redirect" title="Apple iPhone">iPhone</a> to work as a <a href="/wiki/Graphical_designer" class="mw-redirect" title="Graphical designer">graphical designer</a> and create a <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video game</a>. </p><p>In 2010, she co-founded the company Giant Spacekat with Amanda Stenquist Warner.<sup id="cite_ref-depth_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-depth-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wu was co-host of the weekly <i>Isometric</i> podcast on <a href="/wiki/Relay_FM" title="Relay FM">Relay FM</a>. The podcast was launched in May 2014 and covers the video game industry.<sup id="cite_ref-ks_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ks-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 18, 2016, the <i>Isometric</i> podcast was ended. The same hosts, including Wu, started a new podcast called <i>Disruption</i> on Relay FM, covering technology and culture.<sup id="cite_ref-disruption_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disruption-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Revolution_60"><i>Revolution 60</i></h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brianna_Wu_and_Amanda_Warner_in_library.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Brianna_Wu_and_Amanda_Warner_in_library.jpg/170px-Brianna_Wu_and_Amanda_Warner_in_library.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Brianna_Wu_and_Amanda_Warner_in_library.jpg/255px-Brianna_Wu_and_Amanda_Warner_in_library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Brianna_Wu_and_Amanda_Warner_in_library.jpg/340px-Brianna_Wu_and_Amanda_Warner_in_library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2832" data-file-height="4256" /></a><figcaption>Brianna Wu and Giant Spacekat co-founder Amanda Warner (2015)</figcaption></figure> <p>Wu is credited as head of development for her company Giant Spacekat's game, <i><a href="/wiki/Revolution_60" title="Revolution 60">Revolution 60</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-illinoisan_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-illinoisan-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It features female protagonists, said to echo the founders of the game studio.<sup id="cite_ref-CNet_30_July_2014_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNet_30_July_2014-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game was demonstrated at <a href="/wiki/Pax_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Pax East">Pax East</a> in March 2013, where it was listed as one of the 10 best indie games of the conference.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game, created with the <a href="/wiki/Unreal_Engine" title="Unreal Engine">Unreal Engine</a> for a total budget of several hundred thousand dollars, was released for <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> devices in July 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-illinoisan_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-illinoisan-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2018_congressional_bid">2018 congressional bid</h3></div> <p>Wu decided immediately after the <a href="/wiki/2016_American_presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 American presidential election">2016 American presidential election</a> to run for a Congressional seat in the greater Boston area, focusing in part on <a href="/wiki/Privacy_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Privacy rights">privacy rights</a> and <a href="/wiki/Online_harassment" class="mw-redirect" title="Online harassment">online harassment</a>, but also on the wider Massachusetts economy. She challenged Rep. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_F._Lynch" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen F. Lynch">Stephen F. Lynch</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="Massachusetts's 8th congressional district">8th district</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Congressional_Run_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congressional_Run-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in an announcement she made on Twitter.<sup id="cite_ref-Primary_Challenge_against_Stephen_F._Lynch_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primary_Challenge_against_Stephen_F._Lynch-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wu stated, in a radio interview, that Lynch did not sufficiently represent the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a>, citing his positions on <a href="/wiki/Reproductive_health" class="mw-redirect" title="Reproductive health">reproductive health care</a> and <a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in the United States">LGBT rights</a>; Lynch is a centrist on the former<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and supportive of the latter.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wu also came out in favor of <a href="/wiki/Trade_union" title="Trade union">unions</a> and <a href="/wiki/Collective_bargaining" title="Collective bargaining">collective bargaining</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WBUR_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WBUR-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wu feels that Massachusetts proportionally contributes more to the <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">federal government</a> than it receives in return and wants to use it as leverage in negotiations. She hopes that the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Harbor" title="Boston Harbor">Boston Bay</a> area can rival <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay</a> as a technology hub.<sup id="cite_ref-Ringer_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ringer-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wu moved to the 8th district in order to challenge the incumbent Lynch.<sup id="cite_ref-NBC-boston_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBC-boston-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wu also cited opposition to then-president <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>, what she perceived as failures by Congress on technology issues,<sup id="cite_ref-CNNTech_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNNTech-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and what she perceived as the failure of the Democratic Party to emotionally connect with its voters<sup id="cite_ref-Failure_of_the_Democratic_Party_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Failure_of_the_Democratic_Party-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as reasons for shifting from game development to politics. </p><p>Professor Thomas Whalen of <a href="/wiki/Boston_University" title="Boston University">Boston University</a> said that, while the labor union-connected Lynch was native to <a href="/wiki/South_Boston" title="South Boston">South Boston</a>'s traditionally conservative 8th district, recent years of changing demographics could help Wu. Meanwhile, David S. Bernstein, a long-time political reporter for <i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Magazine">Boston Magazine</a></i>, did not think Wu has a chance of unseating Lynch.<sup id="cite_ref-Ringer_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ringer-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On Twitter in February 2017, Wu received media attention after she posted warnings about the <a href="/wiki/Militarization_of_space" class="mw-redirect" title="Militarization of space">militarization of space</a>, along with voicing her concerns over giving private <a href="/wiki/Space_tourism" title="Space tourism">space tourism</a> companies sole access to the <a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a>. She wrote, "Rocks dropped from [the Moon] have power of 100s of nuclear bombs". She later deleted the tweets after receiving criticism.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late October 2017, Wu used the <a href="/wiki/Live_streaming" title="Live streaming">streaming</a> service <a href="/wiki/Twitch_(service)" title="Twitch (service)">Twitch</a> to raise awareness for her congressional campaign. This appears to be the first instance of anyone using Twitch in this manner. "One of the reasons Millennials feel disenfranchised is politicians don't speak to them in ways that feel genuine," said Wu. "Twitch is one of the most important ways to engage younger people." When asked, neither Twitch, the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_National_Convention" title="Democratic National Convention">DNC</a>, nor the <a href="/wiki/Pew_Research_Center" title="Pew Research Center">Pew Research Center</a> were aware of anyone having had done so. Wu was playing <i><a href="/wiki/Wolfenstein_II:_The_New_Colossus" title="Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus">Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus</a></i> during the stream.<sup id="cite_ref-VB011117_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VB011117-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wu lost to Lynch in the Democratic primary held on September 4, 2018, having received approximately 23% of the vote to Lynch's 71%.<sup id="cite_ref-Primary_Election_Resutls_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Primary_Election_Resutls-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MPR_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPR-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_congressional_bid">2020 congressional bid</h3></div> <p>Wu began a second campaign for the 2020 election, again with an emphasis on tech issues such as <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Warren" title="Elizabeth Warren">Elizabeth Warren</a>'s proposal to break up giant new media companies such as <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> and <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>. On a <a href="/wiki/WGBH-TV" title="WGBH-TV">WGBH-TV</a> panel, Wu said, "for whatever reason, our Department of Justice has been more reluctant to pursue <a href="/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law" title="United States antitrust law">antitrust</a> cases against companies in the last few years, certainly since the Bush years."<sup id="cite_ref-WGBH_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WGBH-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She differs from certain elements of Warren's proposal, citing privacy concerns.<sup id="cite_ref-Privacy_concerns_vis-à-vis_Warren_proposal_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Privacy_concerns_vis-à-vis_Warren_proposal-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She endorses the <a href="/wiki/Green_New_Deal" title="Green New Deal">Green New Deal</a>, legislative goals aimed at shifting the United States to 100 percent renewable energy by 2035.<sup id="cite_ref-Brianna_Wu_is_Coming_Back_for_2020_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brianna_Wu_is_Coming_Back_for_2020-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2020, due to the impact of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a> on her campaign, she suspended her congressional bid.<sup id="cite_ref-Fox_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fox-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <p>In 2008, she married <a href="/wiki/Frank_Wu_(artist)" title="Frank Wu (artist)">Frank Wu</a>, four-time winner of the <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Fan_Artist" title="Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist">Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist</a>. In 2020, she and <a href="/wiki/Cenk_Uygur" title="Cenk Uygur">Cenk Uygur</a> co-founded Rebellion PAC, a <a href="/wiki/Political_action_committee" title="Political action committee">political action committee</a> with a focus on running advertisements in opposition to Donald Trump and in support of <a href="/wiki/Progressivism_in_the_United_States" title="Progressivism in the United States">progressive</a> get-out-the-vote efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is a <a href="/wiki/Trans_woman" title="Trans woman">trans woman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" title="Israel–Hamas war">Israel–Hamas war</a>, Wu received media attention for her vocal support of <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>. She has argued in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a></i> that "my fellow leftists are betraying our Jewish allies" and "the casual <a href="/wiki/Antisemitism" title="Antisemitism">antisemitism</a> I’d looked past in progressive spaces [are] impossible to ignore."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gamergate-related_harassment">Gamergate-related harassment</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gamergate_(harassment_campaign)" title="Gamergate (harassment campaign)">Gamergate (harassment campaign)</a></div> <p>In October 2014, Wu posted multiple <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">tweets</a> about Gamergate advocates,<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ridiculing them for "fighting an apocalyptic future where women are 8 percent of programmers and not 3 percent."<sup id="cite_ref-GlobeFeature_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobeFeature-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While she was monitoring <a href="/wiki/8chan" title="8chan">8chan</a>'s pro-Gamergate chanboard (/gg/), anonymous users posted sensitive personal information about her, including at least one post containing her address. Subsequently, Wu began receiving multiple, specific rape and death threats including her address, causing Wu to flee her home.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These threats have been widely attributed to Gamergate supporters.<sup id="cite_ref-GlobeFeature_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobeFeature-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pbs_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbs-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December, Wu said that she had received emails that contained images of mutilated dogs from people who identified as Gamergate supporters, following the recent death of her dog.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Along with <a href="/wiki/Anita_Sarkeesian" title="Anita Sarkeesian">Anita Sarkeesian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zo%C3%AB_Quinn" title="Zoë Quinn">Zoë Quinn</a>, Wu was one of the targets of Gamergate harassment.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pbs_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbs-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-time_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-time-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2015, she said, "by attacking me so viciously, they're helping give me the visibility to usher in the very game industry they're terrified about."<sup id="cite_ref-venturebeat.com_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-venturebeat.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wu started a legal defense fund for women targeted by Gamergate. As of late 2014, the Wu family was also offering a cash reward for information leading to the prosecution of those who sent the death threats.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By February 2015 she said she was spending a full day a week contacting law enforcement, and was only attending events in the US with a security detail.<sup id="cite_ref-venturebeat.com_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-venturebeat.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2015, she said she had received 48 death threats during the previous six months.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of May 2019, she and her husband were still living under aliases.<sup id="cite_ref-Aliases_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aliases-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 2017, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> (FBI) closed its investigation of the matter. The FBI identified four men who sent threats and obtained confessions from two of them, one of whom stated that they had sent the threat as a "joke" but "understood that it was a federal crime to send a threatening communication to anyone and will never do it again". The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">U.S. Attorney</a> for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">District of Massachusetts</a> declined to prosecute, giving no specific reason. Reacting to the report, Wu stated the FBI did not care about the investigation and that she was "livid".<sup id="cite_ref-BusInside_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BusInside-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the wake of the 2019 <a href="/wiki/Poway_synagogue_shooting" title="Poway synagogue shooting">Poway synagogue shooting</a>, however, she said that the FBI needs dedicated agents who understand online culture (<a href="/wiki/8chan" title="8chan">8chan</a> in particular).<sup id="cite_ref-8chan_and_radlicalization_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8chan_and_radlicalization-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Technology_202:_California_synagogue_shooting_puts_fringe_site_8chan_in_spotlight_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Technology_202:_California_synagogue_shooting_puts_fringe_site_8chan_in_spotlight-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2021, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> reported that "despite the attempts to discredit her, wreck her career and destroy her sense of safety, Wu has now become a vocal proponent of forgiveness for those who apologize and show they have grown." 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